The owner of a noodle shop's scheme to murder his wife and her lover goes awry in this 2009 remake of the Coen Brothers' comedy-drama Blood Simple. By the director of Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern, and House of Flying Daggers (and maestro of the 2008 Beijing Olympics), it was nominated for a Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. In Mandarin with English subtitles. The DVD includes more than 100 minutes of behind-the-scenes featurettes.

"A delightful return to form from one of the world's greatest living artists."—Boston Herald

"Corpses are schlepped to and fro, guns are hidden and found, money is stolen, and, curiously, no one patronizes the noodle shop. A single scene of noodle preparation is included (in a balletic sequence as outrageous as any ninja battle) when the employees must serve a meal to the soldiers who come to their outpost checking in on the sound of gunfire."—Austin Chronicle